Lawson a Melo, Nuggets fan

Nuggets coach George Karl not only got a Tar Heel in Thursday night’s draft, he also got a Nuggets fan.

Ty Lawson, the newest Nugget, had eyes for the team long before they had eyes for him. As it turns out, Lawson is a bit star struck by all-star forward Carmelo Anthony.

“I’m a Carmelo fan, a big fan of his,” Lawson said on Thursday night.

And, by extension he was a Nuggets fan. Lawson predicted the Nuggets would go all the way to the NBA Finals.

“When they made it to the playoffs, I knew they were going to make it big,” Lawson said. “Especially having Chauncey Billups, he’s a great point guard. That’s what they needed. They needed him to set up Carmelo and people like that and make the big shot. So I knew they were going to go far in the playoffs. I actually had them going past the Lakers, but things didn’t turn out that well. But I was a big fan of the Denver Nuggets.”

Never have been a big Heel fan (Go Hokies) but Lawson was pretty instrumental in their recent championship. I think this will be a great acquisition for the Nuggets.

Anonymous

Never have been a big Heel fan (Go Hokies) but Lawson was pretty instrumental in their recent championship. I think this will be a great acquisition for the Nuggets.

BroncsZoo

Never have been a Heel fan but this is one exciting player to watch and IMHO he will be a great acquisition for the Nuggets.

BroncsZoo

Never have been a Heel fan but this is one exciting player to watch and IMHO he will be a great acquisition for the Nuggets.

Tony B.

Hey, Nugget fans you gotta like this pickup. No picks till the 34th and we comeout with Ty Lawson. We need a solid backup for Chauncey and someone
who can make a wide open jumper unlike A.C.. Okay Mark, Rex, Coach lets
not stop there, we still need another big so that we can compete with the
hated Lakers. So while we went to the Conference Finals we still have room for improvement. Let’s not rest on our laurels and think that we can advance
to the next level by standing pat. Stan, lets get this done there will be some
interesting free agents after 7/1 lets get the right on and compete for a championship in 2010

Tony B.

Hey, Nugget fans you gotta like this pickup. No picks till the 34th and we comeout with Ty Lawson. We need a solid backup for Chauncey and someone
who can make a wide open jumper unlike A.C.. Okay Mark, Rex, Coach lets
not stop there, we still need another big so that we can compete with the
hated Lakers. So while we went to the Conference Finals we still have room for improvement. Let’s not rest on our laurels and think that we can advance
to the next level by standing pat. Stan, lets get this done there will be some
interesting free agents after 7/1 lets get the right on and compete for a championship in 2010

Anonymous

Ecstatic with the acquisition! I was hoping we could somehow get Lawson. There are a lot of Tar Heels fans (self included) here in the Rockies!

Anonymous

Ecstatic with the acquisition! I was hoping we could somehow get Lawson. There are a lot of Tar Heels fans (self included) here in the Rockies!

Penguin Eater

Tar Heels fan?

Transplant!

Give me back my Colorado!

Penguin Eater

Tar Heels fan?

Transplant!

Give me back my Colorado!

Holden C

Ty Lawson has the potential to be the sleeper pick of the draft. He’ll want to learn from Chauncey and George ought to give him every chance to work his way into the rotation and, perhaps, even contribute come playoff time. I know that’s asking an awful lot of a rookie but the guy was awfully solid in the NCAA tournament.

Compared to so many of the Nuggets previous forays into the draft, this looks like a very solid acquisition….

Holden C

Ty Lawson has the potential to be the sleeper pick of the draft. He’ll want to learn from Chauncey and George ought to give him every chance to work his way into the rotation and, perhaps, even contribute come playoff time. I know that’s asking an awful lot of a rookie but the guy was awfully solid in the NCAA tournament.

Compared to so many of the Nuggets previous forays into the draft, this looks like a very solid acquisition….

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.

Nicki Jhabvala is the Sports Digital News Editor for The Denver Post. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor, and she was most recently the overnight home page editor at the New York Times.